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Post by eddieeddie on Nov 15, 2019 18:14:56 GMT -5
Via ESPN
"Last night, I made a terrible mistake," Garrett said in a statement issued Friday. "I lost my cool and what I did was selfish and unacceptable. I know that we are all responsible for our actions, and I can only prove my true character through my actions moving forward.
"I want to apologize to Mason Rudolph, my teammates, our entire organization, our fans and to the NFL. I know I have to be accountable for what happened, learn from my mistake, and I fully intend to do so."
Garrett will appeal the suspension, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Garrett had already been fined more than $50,000 this season, for punching Tennessee Titans tight end Delanie Walker and for a pair of late hits on New York Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian, the second of which knocked Siemian out for the season with an ankle injury.
First off, people saying this is a first-time offense for Garrett. Apparently not. Secondly, if you know you are responsible for your action and you want to be accountable for what happened, why are you appealing the suspension? Just take the L man.
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Post by doakley8 on Nov 21, 2019 13:35:08 GMT -5
Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett alleges that Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur prior to last week's brawl, sources told Josina Anderson and Adam Schefter.
A Pittsburgh Steelers spokesman says Rudolph denies using the slur.
- Take your damn suspension like a man..guess this is going to drag on
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Post by varsity on Nov 21, 2019 14:05:10 GMT -5
Biggest issue I have with this is it's coming out a week later. If it's true, it seems like something Garrett would've said in his post game press conference. It's no way to tell unless a 3rd party heard it and there is no indications they did.
I thought he would've had a strong case with the evidence showing Rudolph trying to rip off his helmet and kicking/hitting in the groin. Either way, I didn't think his case was strong to make his suspension end before the season. My guess is this is damage control by his representatives with hopes to sway public opinion he's not some crazy maniac.
Update: People are bringing up Mason Rudolph was mic'd up for the game. So this should be easy to prove or dispute.
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Post by varsity on Nov 21, 2019 14:53:36 GMT -5
NFL has upheld the suspensions to Myles Garrett and reduced Pouncey's suspension to 2 games instead of 3 according to Adam Schefter.
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Post by doakley8 on Nov 21, 2019 15:32:54 GMT -5
yea, I agree with that.
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Post by eddieeddie on Nov 21, 2019 17:07:08 GMT -5
Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett alleges that Mason Rudolph called him a racial slur prior to last week's brawl, sources told Josina Anderson and Adam Schefter.
Pulling out the race card
Wreaks of desperation
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Post by doakley8 on Nov 25, 2019 15:23:04 GMT -5
The Bengals have made another change at quarterback.
Andy Dalton will be the team's starter again, coach Zac Taylor said during his news conference on Monday. Dalton started the first eight games of the season before he was benched in favor of rookie Ryan Finley ahead of Week 9.
lol thoughts Bengals fan? #why?
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Post by YoungThundercat on Nov 25, 2019 16:44:53 GMT -5
The Bengals have made another change at quarterback. Andy Dalton will be the team's starter again, coach Zac Taylor said during his news conference on Monday. Dalton started the first eight games of the season before he was benched in favor of rookie Ryan Finley ahead of Week 9. lol thoughts Bengals fan? #why? Because they are 2 games clear of the field for #1 with 5 games left and Taylor doesn't want to go 0-16 and potentially get fired after 1 year? I dont know. As a fan, Ryan Finley isn't the answer, regardless of the question, but in my mind that means 3rd stringer Jake Dolegala should be starting and keeping the tank rolling. You CANNOT win meaningless games and end up #2. I love Chase Young as much as the next guy, but you HAVE to get in the position to get Burrow.
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Post by eddieeddie on Nov 25, 2019 21:50:03 GMT -5
I think that really is the case. Finley has not been good - granted how much of that really is his fault given how terrible that team is - and Taylor does not want the stigma of going 0-16 as a coach. Dalton gives them the best shot of actually winning a game. Sure they run the risk of Dalton actually winning a few games and putting the #1 pick at risk but I think right now the coaching staff, and the franchise as a whole, is more interested in saving face than anything. Let's not forget the team was winless with Dalton anyhow, so they could still end up 0-16..... unless this move somehow leads to AJ Green being active.
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Nov 25, 2019 21:56:48 GMT -5
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Post by YoungThundercat on Nov 25, 2019 21:56:48 GMT -5
To say Finley has not been good is an understatement of epic proportions!
Everything else...you are 100% spot on. This is hands down the single worst Bengals team I've ever seen. And I witnessed almost all of the 90s teams. Taylor is quickly moving into (record-wise) Dave Shula/Browns era Hue Jackson territory. It's not just getting fired from this job that is a concern for him. Given his lack of experience, he may never get a head job again with a potential 0-16 hanging around his neck.
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Post by doakley8 on Nov 26, 2019 8:44:08 GMT -5
Jared Goff sucks
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Post by varsity on Nov 26, 2019 13:04:41 GMT -5
And the Rams are stuck with him for at least 2-3 more seasons. He has a massive guaranteed roster bonus next season of 21 million and his dead cap hit would be 51 million if he were cut or traded. Following season he has a base salary of 25 million that becomes fully guaranteed on March of 2020, which the Rams have no choice but honor because as mentioned, they can't cut him next year because the dead cap is 51 million. So basically because Goff can't get cut or traded by the end of this season, the Rams have to guarantee his 2020 and 2021 salary which including salary and bonuses is 68 million dollars. It's going to interesting to see how they keep Jalen Ramsey.
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Post by eddieeddie on Nov 26, 2019 18:07:30 GMT -5
Goff is just one of many examples of QBs being handed inane contracts. I get that more often than not these teams feel they have no choice but to pony up given the scarcity of the position but when you do so for a QB who is in all seriousness fairly mediocre, you end up with a Goff, a Carr, a Flacco, an aging Eli and perhaps Foles and Wentz in this group as well eating up a ton of your cap. Of course teams will continue to do so for the times it does work out - which right now Minnesota and San Francisco aren't complaining about their investments.
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Post by varsity on Nov 26, 2019 18:59:18 GMT -5
Goff is just one of many examples of QBs being handed inane contracts. I get that more often than not these teams feel they have no choice but to pony up given the scarcity of the position but when you do so for a QB who is in all seriousness fairly mediocre, you end up with a Goff, a Carr, a Flacco, an aging Eli and perhaps Foles and Wentz in this group as well eating up a ton of your cap. Of course teams will continue to do so for the times it does work out - which right now Minnesota and San Francisco aren't complaining about their investments.
Goff situation reminds me of Carson Palmer with the Bengals. Invested way too much in him and have little to no money to invest in the players around him, most notably his offensive line. I think Carr is going to be out in Oakland. Mayock is too cap conservative to not get out that contract, as evident by his trades of Amari Cooper and Khalil Mack. So unless Carr restructures, it wouldn't shock if the Raiders shop him for a pick or just flat out waive him. On the roster: 22 million; Traded or cut: 5 million cap hit.
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Post by doakley8 on Dec 3, 2019 15:22:02 GMT -5
Breaking: Ron Rivera and the Carolina Panthers have parted ways.
Cam should be next
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 3, 2019 15:48:53 GMT -5
Rivera has been living off the 15-1 Super Bowl appearance from 2015. Since then he is 29-31 with one playoff appearance and no playoff wins.
Right now the team is looking at a mid-1st round pick. Honestly, if Tua stays in the draft, this could be an interesting landing spot for him because whether it's bringing back Cam or another year of Kyle Allen or a random free agent veteran, this is a team that can afford to redshirt Tua to reap the long term benefits. CMC is 23. Moore is 22. Samuel is 23. Ian Thomas is 23. Bonnafon is 23. Greg Little is 22. Moton is 25. Turner is 26. Point being a lot of their offensive core pieces are still young.
The Cowboys need to fire Garrett though
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Post by doakley8 on Dec 3, 2019 15:50:32 GMT -5
Over/Under 1.5 more games started for Foles in Jacksonville
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 3, 2019 16:34:33 GMT -5
Under
Jaguars have 3 options:
1 - Keep Foles and his 22M contract for next season and let him compete with Minshew to start next season. If both are on the team, Foles is not getting benched for Minshew to start the season. So if they go this route they are committing to Foles and I don't know the Jags want to do that.
2 - Cut Foles and eat 33.8M in dead money (whether all in 2020 or split in 2020/2021 if they designate him a post-June cut). Not likely with their cap situation.
3 - Trade Foles, eat 18.5M in dead $ and the other team is "only" on the hook for 15M. Unlikely a team outright wants Foles. More likely a team with a ton of cap space may be willing to absorb his contract for a draft pick. Like what Houston did with Osweiler unloading him on to Cleveland and giving a 2nd rd pick as compensation. An option is Cincinnati who could just choose to move on entirely from Dalton/Finley and go with a Foles/Joe Burrow QB tandem for 2020 and would gladly take a 2nd rd pick to do so. Another option is Indianapolis, who has a ton of cap space this offseason and might realize Brissett is not the answer. Foles might not be a large upgrade but Foles + 2nd rd pick > Brissett. I see this the more viable route assuming the Jags are willing to pay the salary dump cost.
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Post by varsity on Dec 3, 2019 16:46:05 GMT -5
I think I was reading with Foles it's more likely Option 1. They can re-structure part of his contract for 2021 to lessen some of the cap hit for 2021 (right now projected to be 12.5 million). But I think they are locked in on him for next year.
As far as Carolina, probably was a long time coming. Rivera will likely land somewhere else as a DC and I think the days of Cam being the QB are over as well. Panthers get a fresh reboot building around CMC.
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 3, 2019 17:23:02 GMT -5
I think I was reading with Foles it's more likely Option 1. They can re-structure part of his contract for 2021 to lessen some of the cap hit for 2021 (right now projected to be 12.5 million). But I think they are locked in on him for next year.
Since Mark Burnell was last a full time starter in 2002, the team has had the following as starters:
3 years of #7 overall pick Byron Leftwich (never topped 15 passing TDs with the team) 5 years of 4th round pick David Garrard (only once topped 18 passing TDs with a career high of 23) 1 year of #10 overall pick Blaine Gabbert (12 passing TDs) 2 years of Free Agent pickup Chad Henne (never topped 13 passing TDs) 5 years of #3 overall pick Blake Bortles (who had 35 passing TDs his 2nd year but didn't top 23 any other time) And now 1 year of overpriced FA bust Foles+ 6th round pick Minshew (17 combined passing TDs in 12 games)
Not that other teams aren't suffering from QB issues themselves but Cincy/Miami are slated for higher picks to nab Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert and don't have a high priced FA weighing them down. Denver has 2nd rd pick Drew Lock to experiment with. Chargers/Steelers should still have Rivers/Ben for a little longer while they figure out the future. Redskins have Haskins.... I guess.... but they could also have a healthy Alex Smith. Giants have Daniel Jones. Cowboys should re-sign Dak. Titans could franchise Tannehill. Indy is decent at least with Brissett and don't sleep on Chad Kelly.
Only other situations I can see similarly influx to JAX would be Carolina (Cam? Kyle Allen?) and Tampa Bay (Winston is a FA and do they really want to continue with him and his 26-40 record and his 78 interceptions and 50 fumbles in 5 seasons... yes 50). It'd be ironic if Cam went to Tampa Bay and Winston went to Carolina. I mean, Winston to DJ Moore is a fantasy wet dream.
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Post by doakley8 on Dec 4, 2019 11:29:02 GMT -5
Eli Manning is "very likely" to start at quarterback for the New York Giants with Daniel Jones suffering from a moderate high ankle sprain, coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday.
I'd really love to see him throw for about 285 yards and a couple TD's with no turnovers with that said...lol pick up the Eagles defense against him?
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Post by varsity on Dec 4, 2019 15:31:55 GMT -5
Just let Manning finish out the season. Giants season is over and they are in line for a top 3 pick. They finish the season at Philadelphia. I'd let him go out with some class. Convert some of that future bonus money and announce these final 4 games as Eli's last as a Giant.
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 4, 2019 15:48:25 GMT -5
Daniel Jones probably could play Weeks 15 to 17 but why risk your long-term QB? Jones has shown enough where you can commit to him next season as your starter. Agreed on letting Eli finish the season, go out with class and also audition for other teams should he choose to continue his career - realistically he'd be signed as a backup but in the NFL, we've obviously seen a ton of backups thrust into a starting role due to injuries/incompetence. So if he chooses to not retire, wouldn't be shocked to see Eli start some games next season.
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Post by mark808 on Dec 5, 2019 0:56:59 GMT -5
Eli Manning is "very likely" to start at quarterback for the New York Giants with Daniel Jones suffering from a moderate high ankle sprain, coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday. I'd really love to see him throw for about 285 yards and a couple TD's with no turnovers with that said...lol pick up the Eagles defense against him? that's my decision.. I have a choice between the Eagles or Steelers D.. just afraid that ole Eli will have one of those flashback games and trounce a reeling Eagles D.. hoping for a cold, blizzard filled game day to keep the scoring down.. have to check the weather on Sunday morning
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 5, 2019 11:33:39 GMT -5
Eli Manning is "very likely" to start at quarterback for the New York Giants with Daniel Jones suffering from a moderate high ankle sprain, coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday. I'd really love to see him throw for about 285 yards and a couple TD's with no turnovers with that said...lol pick up the Eagles defense against him? that's my decision.. I have a choice between the Eagles or Steelers D.. just afraid that ole Eli will have one of those flashback games and trounce a reeling Eagles D.. hoping for a cold, blizzard filled game day to keep the scoring down.. have to check the weather on Sunday morning
Pitt Defense. Easily.
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 5, 2019 17:05:44 GMT -5
ESPN did an article about the potential QB roulette this offseason
With regards to the Raiders' mentions:
Threw out the idea of Jay Gruden joining Oakland and pushing for Dalton to QB the Raiders in the short-term while they trade picks to move up for a QB in the 2020 draft. They'd cut Carr, only 2.9M in dead $ if they waived him after the draft. Then subsequently threw out Carr perhaps going to Miami with former Raiders GM McKenzie there IF they use their top pick on a non-QB like Chase Young.
Not sure what I'd hate more. Waiving Carr just to sign Dalton OR using draft picks to move up for a QB. Which assuming it's not Burrow and more likely Eason, Herbert or Fromm depending on how things play out. Naturally doing both is not great. If the Raiders want to draft a QB, keep Carr and see if Tua is available with one of their two mid-1st rd picks - and redshirt Tua. Or wait for Hurts or Jordan Love.
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Post by doakley8 on Dec 6, 2019 10:40:44 GMT -5
Yea, I'd fire Garrett
and Give Mitch a 6 year $200 contract!
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Post by varsity on Dec 6, 2019 12:03:41 GMT -5
He played great but still don't buy him as a starting QB. Even his touchdown throws were forced passes and he got lucky a few times. But I was impressed with his ability to move out the pocket and make a snap decision to do it.
Cowboys look terrible. Garrett will last these last 3 games but barring a championship run, I don't see how you can keep him. I give Jerry Jones credit though. He's loyal and has given Garrett every opportunity to turn it around.
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Post by doakley8 on Dec 6, 2019 12:07:25 GMT -5
I watched some of it..there was one play where he could have ran for about 8-10 yards..he ran right..saw a LB coming..then turned around went back in the pocket and got his passed tipped and nearly intercepted. He looked scared for contact.
Then few players later slid for a 4 yard run..where he could have gone for about 7-8 and went out of bounds.
I guess the 4-5 possessions I watched he was always moving out of the pocket.
Sucks Cooper got garbage stats at the end..I was facing him in my money league..
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Post by eddieeddie on Dec 6, 2019 12:29:12 GMT -5
Trubisky has a strong arm and he should use his legs more often - like Josh Allen - but some of those throws were forced and very lucky to have been completed. He's blessed to have a beast in Allen Robinson. Has he done enough for the team to pick up his costly 5th year option? If he keeps this up, probably but he still has a lot of room to grow to go from being a potential liability to a truly positive asset and long term answer at QB.
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